Gold futures climbed Thursday to mark their highest settlement in a week, buoyed by losses in global stock markets and expectations that the U.S. and China are headed for a prolonged trade dispute.
June gold added $11.20, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,285.40 an ounce on Comex.
Among other precious metals, silver rose 1.2% to $14.62 per ounce, while palladium edged 0.2% higher to $1,316.80. Platinum rose 0.2% to $800.52 an ounce, after touching the lowest since Feb. 15 at $791 earlier in the...

Shares tumbled in Hong Kong and Shanghai on Thursday as traders fret about growing tensions between China and the US, with tech and energy firms among the worst performers.
The Hang Seng Index dived 1.58 percent, or 438.81 points, to 27,267.13.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 1.35 percent, or 39.18 points, to 2,852.52, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, lost 2.43 percent, or 37.48 points, to 1,503.37.
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Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday on worries over the US-China trade war as bellicose rhetoric persisted between Washington and Beijing, pushing the safe-haven yen higher against the dollar.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.94 percent, or 199.04 points, to 20,952.10 in early trade, while the broader Topix Index was down 0.86 percent or 13.26 points at 1,527.32.
Source: AFP

Stocks took a beating Thursday as investors worried that a U.S.-China trade war could drag on indefinitely and sap global growth.
The only good news was that the major indexes bounced off their lows in the last hour of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1% or 286.14 to 25,490.47 . The S&P 500 slumped 1.2% or 34.65 to 2,821.62 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.6% or 122.56 to 7,628.28.
Stocks have succumbed to selling pressure in May after Washington and Beijing engaged in...

Oil prices plunged nearly 6% Thursday in this year's worst drop and the worst fall since the start of OPEC production cuts in December. The escalating U.S.-China trade war and huge crude pileups from weak refiner demand combined to roil the market.
West Texas Intermediate futures, the benchmark for U.S. crude, fell below key $60 per barrel support, settling down $3.51 , or 5.7%, at $57.91 per barrel.
London Brent futures, the global benchmark for oil, lost its $70-per-barrel perch, falling...

Gold trade steadied Wednesday morning, with prices poking into positive territory, after a hunt for assets viewed as risky took the haven metal to its lowest finish of the year a day ago.

Gold for June delivery on Comex was up $1.10, or less than 0.1%, at $1,278.30 an ounce. June gold settled at $1,277.20 Tuesday. That was the lowest finish for a most-active contract since Dec. 26, according to FactSet data.

Gold had moved lower this week as equity benchmarks in the U.S. flirted with records and the 10-year Treasury note yield pushed higher. Rising yields can undercut demand for bullion because the commodity doesn™t carry a coupon.

In other trading, May silver was up 4 cents, or 0.3%, at $14.96 an ounce and May copper rose 1.2% to $2.966 a pound. June palladium rose 0.7% to $1,338 an ounce, while July platinum rose 0.9% to $892 an ounce.

Gold futures climbed Thursday to mark their highest settlement in a week, buoyed by losses in global stock markets and expectations that the U.S. and China are headed for a prolonged trade dispute.
June gold added $11.20, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,285.40 an ounce on Comex.
Among other precious metals, silver rose 1.2% to $14.62 per ounce, while palladium edged 0.2% higher to $1,316.80. Platinum rose 0.2% to $800.52 an ounce, after touching the lowest since Feb. 15 at $791 earlier in the...

Shares tumbled in Hong Kong and Shanghai on Thursday as traders fret about growing tensions between China and the US, with tech and energy firms among the worst performers.
The Hang Seng Index dived 1.58 percent, or 438.81 points, to 27,267.13.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 1.35 percent, or 39.18 points, to 2,852.52, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, lost 2.43 percent, or 37.48 points, to 1,503.37.
Source : AFP

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday on worries over the US-China trade war as bellicose rhetoric persisted between Washington and Beijing, pushing the safe-haven yen higher against the dollar.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.94 percent, or 199.04 points, to 20,952.10 in early trade, while the broader Topix Index was down 0.86 percent or 13.26 points at 1,527.32.
Source: AFP

Stocks took a beating Thursday as investors worried that a U.S.-China trade war could drag on indefinitely and sap global growth.
The only good news was that the major indexes bounced off their lows in the last hour of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1% or 286.14 to 25,490.47 . The S&P 500 slumped 1.2% or 34.65 to 2,821.62 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.6% or 122.56 to 7,628.28.
Stocks have succumbed to selling pressure in May after Washington and Beijing engaged in...

Oil prices plunged nearly 6% Thursday in this year's worst drop and the worst fall since the start of OPEC production cuts in December. The escalating U.S.-China trade war and huge crude pileups from weak refiner demand combined to roil the market.
West Texas Intermediate futures, the benchmark for U.S. crude, fell below key $60 per barrel support, settling down $3.51 , or 5.7%, at $57.91 per barrel.
London Brent futures, the global benchmark for oil, lost its $70-per-barrel perch, falling...